"Teh war is the central issue of our time"

Granted, but it being so does not give you exception to hurl insults. And its not just Don you do it with, so this is something of a non-sequiter. You do it with Chris and Bowser and anyone else who you disagree with.

"Don lies about why we are at war daily"

Ed, reasonable people can disagree about why we are at war. This means that calling it [disagreeing with you] a 'lie' is not cool. You are basically doing what lead Germany into the Nazis- categorizing dissent with one ideology as nefarious and evil behavior. If you dreally believe Don is egregiously incorrect- enter into a debate with him and win it. If both you and he stick to sound rhetorical principles, then untimately one of you will be unequivocably demonstrated incorrect, or the matter will prove to be undecideable.

"he claims to be a patriot, but he is a poultroon and a liar"

Why, because you say so? Thats simple insult, not stating fact. Notice that its not just 'liar' that you call him, even though you offer only (weak) justification for that term, but a whole array of slanders.

"we either wake the hell up and hang together to win this war or we are going to suffer more than any of us here want to imagine"

Again, says you. I disagree.

"Don, for whatever reason, has chosen a path that is destructive."

As is your opinion.

"I will point it out at every opportunity"

Good for you, Ed. You stand up to big bad Don and show him what for!! But how about you do so without the constant insults, hateful tone and bawling posts? Hmm?

Davin L.